This phenomenal band has been part of the (hard-)rock circuit for more than 10 years now - and they have never ever disappointed. Not just that: they are still getting better, better and better. Band-Maid = excellent musicianship, brilliant songbook, awesome live performances and five great human beings. It's for everyone to admit: these ladies have invigorated and further developed the genre in many ways. What a magic ride this is!
Maidiacs Incoming! 🎉 🤘🏽 Dedicated following? They call us “Maidiacs” for a reason Lots of live videos? ✅ Band Maid is one of the rare artists who consistently outperform their studio takes, despite them being stellar to begin with. They sincerely love the fans, and they adore each other. It shows. What are their best ones. 😂 Put it this way: I’m an old blues rock musician and music nerd who grew up on everything from Barry Manilow to Black Sabbath. These Maids have over 120 songs over a 10 year period. In my opinion? At least 40-50 are solid, legitimate hits. Insane. Here are my current top 3: “Puzzle,” official live “From Now On,” OMV (heavy metal instrumental) “DICE,” OMV, prog/hard rock Enjoy the ride 🚀
BM is a live band and they shine brightest on stage. This band has been around for 10 years and has a huge catalogue of songs. What is astonishing is that none of them are bad and not many bands I know can match that. Their music is based on hard rock. It is spiced up with punk, grunge and prog. You can't really put a label on their music because they like to mix styles. In the end it's just a damn good song. I have some favourites: YOLO, Take me Higher!!, Shake That, Choose me, Alone (Akane has a magical solo) and if you want to listen to Miku (the one with the red rose) sing, I recommend Rock in Me or Time.
Hi Axeman welcome to Band-Maid! The best hard rock band I have heard in my 57 years on this planet. They don't stick to any one genre and often mix genres in songs. They are extremely diverse and have an extensive 10 year back catalogue featuring Punk, Pop-Punk, Hard-Rock, Classic Rock, Metal, Prog, Blues, Jazz, Groove, Rap etc. From face melting 220 bpm punk-prog to ballads, instrumentals to acoustics they do it all. They are also five of the nicest people in music, without a shred of ego. They are funny and fun and bad-ass musicians to boot. They are currently celebrating their 10th anniversary with the original line up. I went to Japan (from UK) last month to see them live, I caught four shows and they blew the roof off every time! They play 2 hour sets with that energy too! Yeah the mix of Japanese and English is a standard for Band-Maid. They have fans all over the world so mix both languages. Many other Japanese bands do too. Also, Miku the main lyricist has two languages to choose words from that fit the melody with what she wants to say. Plus you will hear English phrases in everyday Japanese conversation, it is seen as 'cool'. Other great live MV's are "Real Existence" "Play" "Puzzle" "Freedom" "No God" "Manners" & "Black Hole" (two songs EXTREMELY different that showcase their range) Best wishes, see you soon. Subscribed.
The Maids never disappoint!! Welcome to the world of Band-Maid and Congratulations on improving your life immensely today!! 😀😂 Arguably the best rock band on planet earth 🌏 today! Enjoy the journey with our Maids!! Next? Unlike most bands with just a few good songs the Maids have 100+ great songs! 🤷🏻♂️ Try - “Puzzle” - official live video Take care and rock on 🤘🏼🔥🎸🥁🎤🎼👏🏼🌎😎✌🏼
I saw Band-Maid 3 times October 2022 in Houston, May 2023 at WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE in Daytona, and August 2023 in Denver is that dedicated enough for you? They are the truth, best band on the planet! Best served live! ❤
In my 67 years I've never encountered a melodic hard rock band with so many Awesome gems that never seem to stop. They excel at whatever they do. Check out their latest MV instrumental FROM NOW ON. Or for a Live instrumental check out their official live for ONSET. Either way you won't know what hit you. Peace. 3.67
Love the Maids and they definitely have a dedicated following !! 😮 This year is their 10th anniversary as a band and they have a cataloge of around 130 mostly awesome songs, so enjoy !! 😏♥️🎙🎸🥁😎🤘
This is the go to song for first timers, but their other songs can cross a number of rock genres including acoustic. There is some recent officially released live footage from festivals in the US- Aftershock and Lollapalooza as well as regular official music videos- Blooming, Choose Me, Unleash and Sense. Members are- Miku- Red Rose/Band founder/Most Lyrics/Second vocals and guitar. Saiki- Blue Rose/Lead vocals/Some lyrics, Kanami- Main Composer/Lead Guitar/backing Vocals. Misa- Bass- that bass?/Some composing. Akane- Drums. With Misa, the best rhythm section around right now.
Holding the Line in Solid Guitar Rock, Band Maid has picked up the Mantel of Rock'n'Roll where the West has left it behind! More Band Maid Always!! Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!
And don't forget this cover band named Band Maiko. Even though they haven't put out anything original their cover of BandMaid songs is pretty interesting and colorful in its' own way. So I reccomend Secret My Lips followed by Secret Maiko Lips....great reaction! Subscribed!
In my opinion Band-Maid is the best hard rock band out there today and can hold their own with the best classic rock/metal bands of all time. They excel as musicians, songwriters, arrangers, and performers (they are also humble, down to earth, and charismatic). They can simply do it all. I'd recommend Dice/Hate (two songs) from Lollapalooza 2023 (A truly live performance that went viral for them and introduced them to a lot of new fans).
watch the Manners / Black Hole double feature by them... it was part of a live stream while Covid took over the world, but the ladies still rocked it. and you get to see two different types of songs that showcase their ability regardless of style
Maidiac checking in. Welcome to the wonderful world of Band-Maid. Strap yourself in for a interesting ride with these excelent ladies of rock. Live they come alive, but don't forget their mv's.
magic chemistry... yup. lets go with that. lol. You will see on quite a few of their shows that these girls just love to have a blast together on stage and them having fun just makes all their music so much better
Band-Maid are extremely talented and one of the best hard rock bands in the world ! They really shine when performing live so i would suggest "Play" or "Freedom" from this concert ! Thanks for checking the Maids out Po !
The band calls the contrast between their cutesy maid costumes and their hard rock sound "the gap". They enjoy seeing the confused looks on people's faces when they walk on stage and the reaction when they start playing with their hard rock sound. My opinion is that Band-Maid are one of the best bands to have formed in the past 10 years, and are currently one of the best rock and roll bands on the planet. They play many genres including ballads, power ballads, pop, rock, progressive rock, hard rock, punk, metal, nu metal, and everything before in-between and beyond. They also have several great instrumental songs that they use live to give their lead singer Saiki a break. I don't know what musical style that you prefer but you can't go wrong by listening to Onset, From Now On, Moratorium, No God, Rinne, About Us, Play, Why Why Why, and my favorite Official Music Video of theirs Don't You Tell Me. The double bass kick drum on No God and Rinne will blow your mind. Have fun with it! Introducing The Band... Miku [mee-kuu] (Small Pigeon) - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Lyricist, Band Founder Misa [mee-suh] (Barefoot Assassin) - Bass Guitar Akane [aah-kah-nay] (Gorilla) - Drums Kanami [kuh-nah-mee] (Mincho) - Lead Guitar, Songwriter Saiki [sigh-kee] (Sai-Chan) - Lead Vocals
This was their last performance before covid shut down their touring in February 2020. Japan had pretty severe restrictions, so they were limited to online streaming until mid-2022. They did a set on the Coinbase stage at Lollapalooza last August 4th - the first Japanese band in a decade - and there's an excerpt (non-official) titled something like "BAND-MAID - Dice & Hate? at Lollapalooza 2023." You'll have to forgive the camerawork that couldn't find the right player in a target-rich environment, lol, but the sound is excellent and you'll get a more current performance.
Welcome to the fandom! Best rock band in the world right now! I suggest these Band Maid songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, Puzzle & No God (most have MV & live options) BTW - The Warning & Band Maid are big fans of each other. In fact there's a short vid of them meeting last year at Aftershock I've seen them twice in the past 2 years. Both times they played for bout 2 hours! Best 2 concerts that I've been to! ♥ Band Maid!
Welcome to Band-maid.. You have alot to see here with these ladies.. So you want more bands with lots of live content on the internet with big fanbases? Here you go... Band- maid - Anything from their chanel Lovebites - Anything from their chanel Nemophila - Anything from their chanel Aldious - Anything from their chanel Hagane - Anything from their chanel Trident - Anything from their chanel Gacharic spin - Anything from their chanel Mary's blood - Anything from their chanel Over 200 songs between them, all killer, all female, and all Japanese Prepare to be ROCKED... If you dare? Best wishes from France
@@Davey-Boyd Agreed, but where do you stop? There are so many bands in Japan, I diddn't want to make it a book Lol So muck great music, so little time.. Best wishes
It's good to hear that you're mainly interested in live music, because reactors are often told to "listen to any of Band-Maid's official live videos, it doesn't matter which one". They draw from most major genres in their music, so there will probably be songs you don't like as much based on personal taste, but the compositions and performance levels are consistently excellent. On your question about freely switching between Japanese and English, yes this is common in Japan, including in music that is only aimed at the domestic market. Band-Maid do it more than most bands though. By the way, Band-Maid are my favourite but they are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the Japanese rock and metal scene. For example, Lovebites, Nemophila and Wagakki Band all have sizeable and dedicated fan-bases. I'd also strongly recommend Sokoninaru, Asterism and Gacharic Spin - they might not get you quite as many views, but they do all have some passionate fans.
Welcome & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 Band-Maid is one of the best bands in our country, especially in live performance. We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.) Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
Band Maid really has a large number of really great songs... many of them here on RUclips as videos. Luckily for you, there are also plenty of official live videos included. But the MVs are also worth it if live video in good audio quality is not available. However, some of the live videos are not in front of an audience (e.g. because of Corona), but are single takes with a really good live character. I recommend the following live videos: 🎶🎶🎶 Freedom (look closely how much fun they have) Play Onset Manners/Blackhole (online OKYUJI) Why Why Why (online OKYUJI) Real Existence Sayonakidory Accoustic Dice/Difference (online OKYUJI) ... any many many more By the way, Band Maid call their live performances “OKYUJI” (Servings) and their audience “Masters and princesses”. All of this comes from the "maid cafes" in Japan and not only that ... but that's another story :-) So, here are the four maids (and Miku is mentioned first for a reason (she is the founder and their energy source ) 🎸🎤✍ MI-KU: rhythm guitar and secondary vocals, most of the lyrics (our little pidgeon) 🥁A-KA-NE: Drums (the gorilla 🍌🦍) 🎸✍ KA-NA-MI: Lead guitar, composer of nearly 100% of their songs of the last 4 years 🎸MI-SA Misa Misa (the barefoot assassin) : Bass 🎤 SA-I-KI: Lead vocals There are also some really great documentaries from Ohrenje...
Thank you for your reaction, Axeman. As far as live BAND-MAID goes, why not try their latest live video performance at Lollapalooza 2023 - the cut from the live performance is DICE & HATE?. The songs are connected together with some very tasty guitar and bass licks and weaving of solos. I doubt very much you will be disappointed. Again, thank you for reacting to BAND-MAID. p.s. Yes, this band has a very loyal, worldwide following.
Axeman, I suggest your next reaction to Band Maid to be for "Shambles", their most recent official release. The official music video really show how far they have come since the "Domination'" performance in Shiboyu several years ago. Now, if you really want to have some fun, you should react to the "Dice/Hate?" two-song clip from their one-hour showcase at the Lollapalooza music festival this summer in Chicago. The clip has gone VIRAL on RUclips and the internet. Don't worry, Band Maid does not block their videos on RUclips. During Dice, there are solos from Misa, the bassist, and from Kanami, the lead guitarist. During the interlude between the two songs, Akane, their drummer, kept pounding her drum kit, leading seamlessly into "Hate?". During "Hate?", there is an EPIC call and respond "converstion/duel" between Misa and Kanami. The band members all loved it, the audience went wild, and RUclips viewers loved it. That's why it went viral on the internet. I feel you will love a recent live performance video of the band.
Any official live version is great; some were recorded during lockdown when they were doing live streamed concerts and have no audience in the room. These are generally two songs in one on their channel (to benefit from a Japanese incentive to release videos to entertain people who were stuck inside, they had to put two songs into the same videos to meet video length requirements). There are some recordings from Lollapalooza which are not "official live videos" out there, they can also be worth checking out. I'd recommend checking out Puzzle official live video next, for a starting point, but I don't think they have any bad songs.
After the solo section, you made that "I can't even remember my own name" face that we all know too well (because that was our own reaction too the first time!) 😄👍. Welcome to the club!
8:05 - Mixing English and Japanese words is BAND-MAID's signature. They also carefully choose the English words to ensure it sounds great and seamlessly mixes with the Japanese lyrics. What's also great about BM is they dabble in different sub-genres of rock, so there's something for everyone. Welcome to the BM rabbit hole; it only gets better from here so here you go: Freedom (2020 live) Shambles (MV) Warning! (MV) From Now On (MV) Secret My Lips & Secret MAIKO Lips Choose me
Best drummer, best bass player, best song writing, my fav 2 vocalists, a true full 5 piece band that really brings the power and glory. Best live band in the world presently
Quite simply, THE best band on Earth. I've been enjoying Rockin' and Metallin' since the mid 70's, when I saw the likes of Sabbath, Purple, Zeppelin and Zappa and many others, but I haven't looked away from Japan since 2016. It's where all the best Metal and Rock are being made and it is all Japanese and female/female-led. Band-Maid have been my favourites since 2016 but try Lovebites, Nemophila or Asterism for similar musicianship levels, although there are many others too. Always best live. 🤘 At 3:23 - MISA, the bassist, Kanami the lead guitarist and composer, and Miku the rhythm guitarist and founder of the band, are playing Hengao - "strange faces" - with Akane the drummer, which is making funny faces to try and put someone off. Akane, of course, laughs along while not missing a beat. It shows the ladies' confidence in each others' abilities that they can fool around like this while all of them slam out note-perfect Rock at full tilt. At 4:41 - MISA the bassist is holding her plectrum in her curled finger so she can produce it and switch from slapping to picking in half a nanosecond! At 5:26 - Akane the drummer hitting two separate beats on her double kick pedals while simultaneously continuing the song melody on her snare, toms and cymbal. At 6:30 - a brief glimpse of Kanami laying down one sweet rolling chord pattern on her PRS (she's their poster girl and they sponsor her) - pure class. THE best live Rock band on Earth. And beyond.
Okay, names, pronunciation, nicknames, and roles, in order that they joined the band. Miku Kobato - mee-koo - Kuruppo, the Little Pigeon, the Little Engine Who Will - band founder, backing (and occasionally lead) vocals, rhythm guitar, principal lyricist, tireless Spokespigeon and PR machine. Wielder of weapons grade cuteness. So determined to see her band succeed that she fired herself as lead singer (she decided her voice wasn't strong enough for hard rock), then went looking for a replacement. Learned to play guitar after the band was formed. Kanami Tono - kah-nah-mee - Kanamincho or just Mincho - lead guitar, keyboards, principal composer and arranger. On stage, she's a savant mad riffer with a room temperature IQ and a huge crush on Saiki. In reality, she's a genius, and not just musically- she has a degree in economics with honors from Tokyo University. Akane Hirose - ah-kah-neh - A-chan, the Gorilla - drums, sequencing, snacks, the leader the band doesn't have. What you see is what you get- a cheerful jock with a huge appetite who burns off the calories murdering her drums. Frequently snacks between songs. MISA - mee-sah - the Barefoot Assassin, MISA MISA MISA! - bass, booze, occasional wet work. Usually stone faced. Barely acknowledges the audience's existence. Always has a beer or a bottle of Jim Beam on her Orange amp. Originally, these were ways of coping with stage fright. These days, that's just how the assassin rolls. Saiki Atsumi - sah-ee-kee (but Psyche is close enough) - the Ice Queen, Sensei, Sai-chan - lead vocals, some lyrics, the "We're done" girl. Fashionista and train nerd. In total command on stage; hides behind Miku off stage (she's actually kind of shy).
Miku will purposely mix in English words and phrases. Especially when an English phrase just fits the song better or to get the crowd to sing along. Check out Miku singing SAYONAKIDORI ! There are many versions, including an acoustic one from the legendary Christmas Day, online acoustic concert from 2 years ago. If Misa playing bass is your pleasure, check out I STILL SEEK REVENGE ! Close your eyes and pick . You can't go wrong !
This show has several great live videos. Play Live which was the song right before this and a really fun song, Freedom Live (very old school hard rock), Choose Me Live (Pop punk gold but musically more complex than 99% of Pop punk) and Wonderland (mid tempo jazzy number).
Here is the first part of an information file about the Ladies of Band-Maid. Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band) Name/Age: Nickname: Position: Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist, Main Lyricist, Age: 32 Koba/Kuruppo/ Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements 10/21/91 Cluppo Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Backing Tracks Age: 32 Kanamincho/ Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Arrangements 9/28/91 Mincho Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks, Age: 32 Ah-Chan Arrangements 12/14/90 MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks Age: 31 MISA-MISA-MISA Arrangements 10/15/92 Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Backing Vocals on Backing Age: 29 Sai-Chan/ Tracks, Backing tracks, Arrangements 2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher) If you would like more, leave a reply. The extended bridge section with the individual solos leading into the main guitar solo is NOT on the album version. The Ladies will add in special sections when performing live, and will use it for a tour, then drop it or change it for the next tour. Then they will make an addition to another one of their over 130+ songs. If you want to REALLY see what they are capable of Live, go to @realdocloco channel and watch his video of the Ladies from their performance of "Dice-Hate?" from their 2023 performance at Lollapalooza in Chicago Illinois.
Band Maid are great. I'd also recommend Lovebites - 'Holy war' live at Zepp Divercity, Tokyo. Lot's of live stuff on line and a massive fanbase - The Wolfpack.
Oh, wow, thanks for the shout-out! I never expected it, and am deeply honored. There are some really good suggestions below already, but my personal recommendations would be for any of these, that i didn't see in m quick scan: Freedom (Official Live) .... from the same show as this one Manners .... official MV (this is one of the few cases where I prefer the MV. I'm not saying it's "better", but just that I like it more) Thrill ... official MV (this was their first break-out. They've cine a LONG way since, and even further since this show, but a look back at the beginning can be informative). You've already attracted the attention of the Maidiacs, you'll never lack for suggestions. Take as many as you have time for.
No problem at all man, I appreciate you bringing to band to my attention big time, and that’s awesome, I screenshotted them, they will be up in the future 🤘🏻
Yep he asked for dedicated fans & there are no fandoms that have the "Dawn Patrol" of Maidiacs queueing outside venues at 4am to see BAND-MAID play in the evening :)
Band-Maid is fantastic... best live songs? well, just pick a live song :). There are so many it is tough, try "Dice & Hate? live at lolla", "Manners / Blackhole live", "Moratorium live", "Secret My Lips live", "From now on MV", "Warning MV", etc. Thanks for the reaction!
Axeman , Welcome to BAND-MAID , enjoy your journey down the Pigeon hole , MISA !!! MISA !!! MISA !!! the Barefoot Bass Assassin , others songs Freedom or Play , from same concert .
Thank you for your reaction. Japanese artists and bands frequently mix Japanese and English to various degree. I have seen some comments that BM use English words for their fans in foreign countries and I have no reason to doubt that but I’m also quite sure that for a number of artists it is an artistic choice using words from another language. Probably because it sounds different.Not as frequent but there is an example of German being included by an artists. Puzzle official live video is great to react to. Have fun!
Band Maid proves that whatever you can do very well. There is a small Japanese woman that can do it better. Welcome to the world of Band Maid . Cute Japanese girls melting hearts and faces at the same time they are bent on world DOMINATION!
You're probably the first person to instantly have that mindset. I've tried to get countless other reactors to react to more Band-Maid because more Band-Maid reactions = more loyal Band-Maid fans = more subs and likes. There are a few though (Joel from Party Like a Rockstar and TankTheTech come to mind). Can't wait for you to dive further. You just gained a sub thanks to Band-Maid ;) Edit: I would use another language if enough of the world spoke it. You have two languages to take from and rhyme with. She's getting better with English as well. Saiki sings the song "The Dragon Cries" completely in English if you want to check that one out, it's pretty damn good (They're all good) :p
Another BAND-MAID LIVE hit for lately is 'Hate' from Lollapalooza. It has a Call & Response "Battle" the likes of which hasn't been heard since 'Don't You Tell Me" LIVE. But putting English in with the Japanese is common, for BAND-MAID. They mix it up like no one else, even rhyming English and Japanese. Another one you might like is 'Real Existence' LIVE. It doesn't have a 'Call & Response "Battle" like 'Hate' LIVE, but the sound and camerawork are better.
Welcome to the Maidiac's... That's kind of common for Japanese rock and Metal bands to go back and forth with the languages. Checkout their song "Play" official live, or "Real Existence" live.
Try BAND-MAID’s latest single, SHAMBLES (OMV), as it might be their best song yet. For live performances, try PUZZLE from Tokyo Garden Theater, and MANNERS + BLACK HOLE, from an earlier online concert.
It's impossible to fit everything that is awesome about this band in one comment, but the short version is "everything." Out of this world musicianship, breathing new life into hard rock, a real organic band that play their own instruments and write their own music, a band that has a very close relationship to their fans - which will become more and more clear as you go along, live shows with lots of audience interaction and humor, songs that will always leave you feeling better after you listen to them, songs that you can listen to 1,000 times and not get tired of because there is so much going on at once that you really can't take it all in anyway - and I could go on all day. I'd try jumping around a bit in time from here because they've been around for 10 years now and their music has gotten more and more complex throughout the years. Off the top of my head, try "Real Existence LIVE version", Blooming, Manners MV and then the Manners/Black Hole livestream combo, Daydreaming, Bubble, Don't You Tell ME, and maybe then bop into the more recent stuff like the instrumental From Now On, Influencer, Unleash!!!!! and the acoustic version of Smile. All of these except the last one are from their official channel. This band is a miracle - they are both a musician's band and a band that anyone can enjoy. They're more fun than a barrel of monkeys although once again I can't see myself why said barrel of monkeys are so highly rated in the fun department.
BM is an amazing band full of amazing musicians and I'm really glad to see you finally find them - this was the first song I ever heard from them as well, and it truly blows you away. Hope to see more Band Maid, po! Suggestion if you haven't yet, also would be LOVEBITES - another all-female Japanese metal band, but they are unique in a way that Band-Maid is - comparable but the two are quite different, like Metallica and Iron Maiden mixed with Dragonforce :) I would recommend their latest version of "Hammer of Wrath" from 2023: ruclips.net/video/pHrWRT0Jeac/видео.html
This is a great band with ten years and who knows how many songs under their belt and you could and should spend a lot of time with this band but if you haven't done it already you absolutely must check out NEMOPHILA. Just as good as BAND-MAID but heavier. Rise Revive Sorai Oiran are just a few. Change the world is not as heavy but is still high energy and great fun. They also do a lot of covers that are really popular. Pick a song you like and listen to the NEMOPHILA version. They are also great live. BAND-MAID probably have the edge on them for live videos because they have more experience setting up their own sound stages but NEMOPHILA are still better than average. Two of the NEMOPHILA girls are mothers with the drummer having 2 children and the singer 1 child. It doesn't seem to hold them back NEMOPHILA is an absolutely kick ass band. Australia 🇦🇺 Adelaide South Australia 🇦🇺.
Japanese is a very "dense" language, in that it can sometimes a lot more syllables to say something than it would take in English. So their primary lyricist, Miku, drops in English phrases when they better fit the meter or the sound she's going for.
66 years old, grew up listening to all the greats. Elvis, Stones, Beatles, The Who, Elton John, Zepplin, Queen, Eagles, Deep Purple, Doobie Brothers, Pink Floyd, etc, but Band-Maid is special (IMO, Queen is the only group that matches Band-Maid in consistent quality) ... you can like some songs of other groups more than a Queen of Band-Maid song (I don't, but I will admit it's possible for someone else ;-) ) but you can never say that Band-Maid or Queen have ever written a less than stellar song ... just ~ 130 more Band-Maid songs to go.
@@JustinPiercee Band-Maid has 7 albums, 1 acoustic live album, 2 EPs (one with them re-arranging several songs to use traditional Japanese instruments) and many songs only released on singles. Then there are the special arrangements of songs only to appear on Live DVDs, all fan favorites. Spotify has around 110 of these songs, but is missing e.g. the entire acoustic live album.
Im a hard rocker and generally not that into softer pop music. i picked up their Xmas acoustic album with 7 songs redone and it was one of the most beautiful albums i've listened to. You really get to focus on Saiki's singing. Their acoustic version of Puzzle and Anemone is just as good as the original version. @@JustinPiercee
You would think that with so many songs, many has to be duds. Well, someone did an actual investigation for science ! 90 Band-Maid fans submitted their top 5. Results: 83 different songs were in someone's top 5! That is a pretty wild spread of favorites!
@@JustinPierceePersonally, I only consider their output to be about 110! Their first 25+ songs in their early years were not band written. About 5 of those early songs are good enough to be staples of their concert setlists, not to mention being very popular.
If you're looking for bands (female Japanese bands) with dedicated followers (mostly male, you know, 'cause they're female), try Gacharic Spin, Hanabie., Nemophila, and for the most dedicated, almost rabid followers, Lovebites. Recommended first songs: Gacharic Spin: "Mindset" MV Hanabie.: "We Love Sweets" MV Nemophila: "Adabana" MV Lovebites: "Judgement Day" MV Enjoy.
Honestly, once I discovered the complexity of Band-Maid, I found much of my old music collection difficult to listen to. It's like riding a bicycle, then winning a Ferrarri
Hi 👋 something you might like to check out the band is called Nightwish it's a symphonic metal band from Finland 🇫🇮 with a Dutch singer floor jansen This band has a massive following in Europe and the Internet the go to song to start your Nightwish journey down the rabbit hole that is Nightwish Nightwish ghost love score wacken open air concert official music video( correc speed ) 2013 and prepare for the Nightwish army arriving at the door 🚪 lol 😊
And if all you've read is not enough to suck you into the Band Maid vortex..Miku wrote a song titled after a Turkish guided missile system !? The guitar lead is so difficult, Kanami (the composer) can barely play it ! This is the epic HGK from the mind blowing UNSEEN WORLD album. CAUTION :: Listening to Band Maid at high volume can cause random soiling of undergarments...You have been warned. 😆
@@grantnealon5101 I'm Kinda hanging in there thx,Grant. Btw it was Miku's racehorses that dragged him away. Reports they dragged him in several directions at once were never confirmed.🤭
@@GaryHolloway-810 Ha ha.. Me too, only just, under the knife last week, struggling a bit.. Yes if it was Miku's horses it's not suprising he was never seen again.. We will have to get back to some tennis with her and the Assasin.. You up for it?
Um, Band-Maid only has awesome music, that's what's so crazy like how do they only have amazing songs? Moritorium live at Zeep, Real Existence official live, Play official live video, Puzzle Live Tokyo Garden Theater, SENSE live Tokyo Garden Theater. They are a wonder. Check out Dice/Hate at Lolapalooza from last Summer bad ass even though the camera guys suck lol😂😊
I don’t know much about Band Maid, have heard some of it. My favorite bands are The Warning and check this band out Nemophila. You can’t beat heavy metal with Nemophila, except their new song is slow. Try this live song from Nemophila, Orion, spelled wrong I think. ruclips.net/video/5qABnfChpbk/видео.htmlsi=7nnnzABiRFQCrjaW
Subscribed. BAND-MAID is awesome! I like your channel. May I suggest a rection to BABYMETAL. They check all your boxes. Their music has a positive and uplifting message. They have a fun and awesome performance: BABYMETAL - PA PA YA!! (feat. F.HERO) (OFFICIAL) 🖖 ❤
If you want the group with the biggest following with the most live recordings then that is Babymetal. 90 percent is blocked on RUclips but the 10 percent is still a lot. Also I love Band-Maid I saw them in Seattle last year they were great. I think they're the most similar band to The Warning. I wish The Warning sang in Spanish. I like them fine but I'd be a huge fan if they did.
You're fucked now sucked into a couple of songs and then you're condemned to comparing every other band you have seen, are seeing and will ever see to bandmaid. BTW they are great pals with The Warning.
BAND-MAID is ........................... !!!!! Enjoy.
This phenomenal band has been part of the (hard-)rock circuit for more than 10 years now - and they have never ever disappointed. Not just that: they are still getting better, better and better. Band-Maid = excellent musicianship, brilliant songbook, awesome live performances and five great human beings. It's for everyone to admit: these ladies have invigorated and further developed the genre in many ways. What a magic ride this is!
Maidiacs Incoming! 🎉 🤘🏽
Dedicated following? They call us “Maidiacs” for a reason
Lots of live videos? ✅ Band Maid is one of the rare artists who consistently outperform their studio takes, despite them being stellar to begin with. They sincerely love the fans, and they adore each other. It shows.
What are their best ones. 😂 Put it this way: I’m an old blues rock musician and music nerd who grew up on everything from Barry Manilow to Black Sabbath. These Maids have over 120 songs over a 10 year period. In my opinion? At least 40-50 are solid, legitimate hits. Insane.
Here are my current top 3:
“Puzzle,” official live
“From Now On,” OMV (heavy metal instrumental)
“DICE,” OMV, prog/hard rock
Enjoy the ride 🚀
Best rock band on the planet. You've only touched the surface. Watch anything, it's all good.
BM is a live band and they shine brightest on stage. This band has been around for 10 years and has a huge catalogue of songs. What is astonishing is that none of them are bad and not many bands I know can match that. Their music is based on hard rock. It is spiced up with punk, grunge and prog. You can't really put a label on their music because they like to mix styles. In the end it's just a damn good song. I have some favourites: YOLO, Take me Higher!!, Shake That, Choose me, Alone (Akane has a magical solo) and if you want to listen to Miku (the one with the red rose) sing, I recommend Rock in Me or Time.
Hi Axeman welcome to Band-Maid! The best hard rock band I have heard in my 57 years on this planet. They don't stick to any one genre and often mix genres in songs. They are extremely diverse and have an extensive 10 year back catalogue featuring Punk, Pop-Punk, Hard-Rock, Classic Rock, Metal, Prog, Blues, Jazz, Groove, Rap etc. From face melting 220 bpm punk-prog to ballads, instrumentals to acoustics they do it all. They are also five of the nicest people in music, without a shred of ego. They are funny and fun and bad-ass musicians to boot. They are currently celebrating their 10th anniversary with the original line up. I went to Japan (from UK) last month to see them live, I caught four shows and they blew the roof off every time! They play 2 hour sets with that energy too!
Yeah the mix of Japanese and English is a standard for Band-Maid. They have fans all over the world so mix both languages. Many other Japanese bands do too. Also, Miku the main lyricist has two languages to choose words from that fit the melody with what she wants to say. Plus you will hear English phrases in everyday Japanese conversation, it is seen as 'cool'.
Other great live MV's are
"Real Existence"
"Play"
"Puzzle"
"Freedom"
"No God"
"Manners" & "Black Hole" (two songs EXTREMELY different that showcase their range)
Best wishes, see you soon. Subscribed.
Also Kawaii Davey, "Dice" & "Hate" double live at Lollapalooza 2023 is freely available :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 Oh yeah!
The Maids never disappoint!! Welcome to the world of Band-Maid and Congratulations on improving your life immensely today!! 😀😂
Arguably the best rock band on planet earth 🌏 today! Enjoy the journey with our Maids!!
Next? Unlike most bands with just a few good songs the Maids have 100+ great songs! 🤷🏻♂️
Try
- “Puzzle” - official live video
Take care and rock on 🤘🏼🔥🎸🥁🎤🎼👏🏼🌎😎✌🏼
I saw Band-Maid 3 times October 2022 in Houston, May 2023 at WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE in Daytona, and August 2023 in Denver is that dedicated enough for you? They are the truth, best band on the planet! Best served live! ❤
In my 67 years I've never encountered a melodic hard rock band with so many Awesome gems that never seem to stop. They excel at whatever they do. Check out their latest MV instrumental FROM NOW ON. Or for a Live instrumental check out their official live for ONSET. Either way you won't know what hit you. Peace. 3.67
"From now on" is imho an epic masterpiece, really...
Love the Maids and they definitely have a dedicated following !! 😮 This year is their 10th anniversary as a band and they have a cataloge of around 130 mostly awesome songs, so enjoy !!
😏♥️🎙🎸🥁😎🤘
This is the go to song for first timers, but their other songs can cross a number of rock genres including acoustic. There is some recent officially released live footage from festivals in the US- Aftershock and Lollapalooza as well as regular official music videos- Blooming, Choose Me, Unleash and Sense. Members are- Miku- Red Rose/Band founder/Most Lyrics/Second vocals and guitar. Saiki- Blue Rose/Lead vocals/Some lyrics, Kanami- Main Composer/Lead Guitar/backing Vocals. Misa- Bass- that bass?/Some composing. Akane- Drums. With Misa, the best rhythm section around right now.
The 5 are friends that play in the best touring rock band that put on great live performances.
Holding the Line in Solid Guitar Rock, Band Maid has picked up the Mantel of Rock'n'Roll where the West has left it behind!
More Band Maid Always!!
Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!
Band maid rock 🤟🤟🤟
And don't forget this cover band named Band Maiko. Even though they haven't put out anything original their cover of BandMaid songs is pretty interesting and colorful in its' own way. So I reccomend Secret My Lips followed by Secret Maiko Lips....great reaction! Subscribed!
Nice reaction!🤘. Next up; Puzzle, official Live 2023 at Tokyo Garden Theater.
and you have to follow it up with Puzzle the acoustic version.....two torally different vibes but both are masterpieces
Lollapalooza 2023. The songs Dice /Hate? together . It is pro shot, and raw. Pure fire🔥🔥🔥
Yeah, it has become my new "to go video" when I want to show people BM. Then this video. After that, most of them are hocked and new fans.
Yes it's more than worth watching. But it's directed by a stormtrooper who missed almost every shot.
@@ausoleil8269 Yeah, he hadn't done his homework and obviously didn't know who they were and what they were capable of doing live.
@@ausoleil8269 The camera people weren't prepared for the awesomeness of Band-Maid live 🤯🤯🤯
In my opinion Band-Maid is the best hard rock band out there today and can hold their own with the best classic rock/metal bands of all time. They excel as musicians, songwriters, arrangers, and performers (they are also humble, down to earth, and charismatic). They can simply do it all. I'd recommend Dice/Hate (two songs) from Lollapalooza 2023 (A truly live performance that went viral for them and introduced them to a lot of new fans).
Have a look at their Lollapalooza live performance of Dice & Hate. It is absolutely phenomenal. They blew away the hip-hop crowd.
Best Prog Hard Rock band on the Planet ... Bar None! 😁
watch the Manners / Black Hole double feature by them... it was part of a live stream while Covid took over the world, but the ladies still rocked it. and you get to see two different types of songs that showcase their ability regardless of style
Maidiac checking in. Welcome to the wonderful world of Band-Maid. Strap yourself in for a interesting ride with these excelent ladies of rock. Live they come alive, but don't forget their mv's.
Maidiac here aka dedicated follower.
dive into the pigeon hole..welcome to bandmaid 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
magic chemistry... yup. lets go with that. lol. You will see on quite a few of their shows that these girls just love to have a blast together on stage and them having fun just makes all their music so much better
Band-Maid are extremely talented and one of the best hard rock bands in the world ! They really shine when performing live so i would suggest "Play" or "Freedom" from this concert ! Thanks for checking the Maids out Po !
Shock and awe....that is Band-maid...trust me, they will keep you busy for quite some time.
The band calls the contrast between their cutesy maid costumes and their hard rock sound "the gap". They enjoy seeing the confused looks on people's faces when they walk on stage and the reaction when they start playing with their hard rock sound.
My opinion is that Band-Maid are one of the best bands to have formed in the past 10 years, and are currently one of the best rock and roll bands on the planet. They play many genres including ballads, power ballads, pop, rock, progressive rock, hard rock, punk, metal, nu metal, and everything before in-between and beyond. They also have several great instrumental songs that they use live to give their lead singer Saiki a break. I don't know what musical style that you prefer but you can't go wrong by listening to Onset, From Now On, Moratorium, No God, Rinne, About Us, Play, Why Why Why, and my favorite Official Music Video of theirs Don't You Tell Me. The double bass kick drum on No God and Rinne will blow your mind. Have fun with it!
Introducing The Band...
Miku [mee-kuu] (Small Pigeon) - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Lyricist, Band Founder
Misa [mee-suh] (Barefoot Assassin) - Bass Guitar
Akane [aah-kah-nay] (Gorilla) - Drums
Kanami [kuh-nah-mee] (Mincho) - Lead Guitar, Songwriter
Saiki [sigh-kee] (Sai-Chan) - Lead Vocals
These ladies are Amazing musicians! Really hope to see them live someday soon. 😁
This was their last performance before covid shut down their touring in February 2020. Japan had pretty severe restrictions, so they were limited to online streaming until mid-2022. They did a set on the Coinbase stage at Lollapalooza last August 4th - the first Japanese band in a decade - and there's an excerpt (non-official) titled something like "BAND-MAID - Dice & Hate? at Lollapalooza 2023." You'll have to forgive the camerawork that couldn't find the right player in a target-rich environment, lol, but the sound is excellent and you'll get a more current performance.
Subbed for more Band-Maid! Best hard rock band on the planet right now IMO.
Welcome to the fandom! Best rock band in the world right now! I suggest these Band Maid songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, Puzzle & No God (most have MV & live options)
BTW - The Warning & Band Maid are big fans of each other. In fact there's a short vid of them meeting last year at Aftershock
I've seen them twice in the past 2 years. Both times they played for bout 2 hours! Best 2 concerts that I've been to! ♥ Band Maid!
Welcome to Band-maid.. You have alot to see here with these ladies..
So you want more bands with lots of live content on the internet with big fanbases?
Here you go...
Band- maid - Anything from their chanel
Lovebites - Anything from their chanel
Nemophila - Anything from their chanel
Aldious - Anything from their chanel
Hagane - Anything from their chanel
Trident - Anything from their chanel
Gacharic spin - Anything from their chanel
Mary's blood - Anything from their chanel
Over 200 songs between them, all killer, all female, and all Japanese
Prepare to be ROCKED... If you dare?
Best wishes from France
I would add Hanabie and Otoboke Beaver to that list also!
@@Davey-Boyd Agreed, but where do you stop? There are so many bands in Japan, I diddn't want to make it a book Lol So muck great music, so little time.. Best wishes
@@grantnealon5101 Yeah, that's the problem with the Japanese rabbit hole of great music - it's never ending lol!
@@Davey-Boyd And that is why we love it... A problem well worth having Sir..
@@grantnealon5101 Indeed!
It's good to hear that you're mainly interested in live music, because reactors are often told to "listen to any of Band-Maid's official live videos, it doesn't matter which one". They draw from most major genres in their music, so there will probably be songs you don't like as much based on personal taste, but the compositions and performance levels are consistently excellent.
On your question about freely switching between Japanese and English, yes this is common in Japan, including in music that is only aimed at the domestic market. Band-Maid do it more than most bands though.
By the way, Band-Maid are my favourite but they are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the Japanese rock and metal scene. For example, Lovebites, Nemophila and Wagakki Band all have sizeable and dedicated fan-bases. I'd also strongly recommend Sokoninaru, Asterism and Gacharic Spin - they might not get you quite as many views, but they do all have some passionate fans.
Jackpot!
Axeman Pierce called down the *thunder* and BAND-MAID *delivered.*
Welcome & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 Band-Maid is one of the best bands in our country, especially in live performance. We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.)
Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
Real existence or moratorium, freedom if want one of the greatest drum solos
Band Maid really has a large number of really great songs... many of them here on RUclips as videos. Luckily for you, there are also plenty of official live videos included. But the MVs are also worth it if live video in good audio quality is not available.
However, some of the live videos are not in front of an audience (e.g. because of Corona), but are single takes with a really good live character.
I recommend the following live videos: 🎶🎶🎶
Freedom (look closely how much fun they have)
Play
Onset
Manners/Blackhole (online OKYUJI)
Why Why Why (online OKYUJI)
Real Existence
Sayonakidory Accoustic
Dice/Difference (online OKYUJI)
... any many many more
By the way, Band Maid call their live performances “OKYUJI” (Servings) and their audience “Masters and princesses”. All of this comes from the "maid cafes" in Japan and not only that ... but that's another story :-)
So, here are the four maids (and Miku is mentioned first for a reason (she is the founder and their energy source )
🎸🎤✍ MI-KU: rhythm guitar and secondary vocals, most of the lyrics (our little pidgeon)
🥁A-KA-NE: Drums (the gorilla 🍌🦍)
🎸✍ KA-NA-MI: Lead guitar, composer of nearly 100% of their songs of the last 4 years
🎸MI-SA Misa Misa (the barefoot assassin) : Bass
🎤 SA-I-KI: Lead vocals
There are also some really great documentaries from Ohrenje...
Thank you for your reaction, Axeman. As far as live BAND-MAID goes, why not try their latest live video performance at Lollapalooza 2023 - the cut from the live performance is DICE & HATE?. The songs are connected together with some very tasty guitar and bass licks and weaving of solos. I doubt very much you will be disappointed. Again, thank you for reacting to BAND-MAID. p.s. Yes, this band has a very loyal, worldwide following.
Axeman, I suggest your next reaction to Band Maid to be for "Shambles", their most recent official release. The official music video really show how far they have come since the "Domination'" performance in Shiboyu several years ago. Now, if you really want to have some fun, you should react to the "Dice/Hate?" two-song clip from their one-hour showcase at the Lollapalooza music festival this summer in Chicago. The clip has gone VIRAL on RUclips and the internet. Don't worry, Band Maid does not block their videos on RUclips. During Dice, there are solos from Misa, the bassist, and from Kanami, the lead guitarist. During the interlude between the two songs, Akane, their drummer, kept pounding her drum kit, leading seamlessly into "Hate?". During "Hate?", there is an EPIC call and respond "converstion/duel" between Misa and Kanami. The band members all loved it, the audience went wild, and RUclips viewers loved it. That's why it went viral on the internet. I feel you will love a recent live performance video of the band.
Any official live version is great; some were recorded during lockdown when they were doing live streamed concerts and have no audience in the room. These are generally two songs in one on their channel (to benefit from a Japanese incentive to release videos to entertain people who were stuck inside, they had to put two songs into the same videos to meet video length requirements). There are some recordings from Lollapalooza which are not "official live videos" out there, they can also be worth checking out. I'd recommend checking out Puzzle official live video next, for a starting point, but I don't think they have any bad songs.
After the solo section, you made that "I can't even remember my own name" face that we all know too well (because that was our own reaction too the first time!) 😄👍. Welcome to the club!
Band-Maid is a musician’s band like Rush. Watch in their channel Shambles, Puzzle, From Now on , Onset. You won’t regret it. Welcome to Band-Maid
Best hard rock band on the planet!
8:05 - Mixing English and Japanese words is BAND-MAID's signature. They also carefully choose the English words to ensure it sounds great and seamlessly mixes with the Japanese lyrics. What's also great about BM is they dabble in different sub-genres of rock, so there's something for everyone. Welcome to the BM rabbit hole; it only gets better from here so here you go:
Freedom (2020 live)
Shambles (MV)
Warning! (MV)
From Now On (MV)
Secret My Lips & Secret MAIKO Lips
Choose me
Hey Pierce, welcome to the world of Band-Maid !
Glad to have you with us on this journey.
Best drummer, best bass player, best song writing, my fav 2 vocalists, a true full 5 piece band that really brings the power and glory. Best live band in the world presently
IMO - best bassist, 2nd best (behind only Hendrix) guitarist & top 5 all time drummer, oh and the other 2 are pretty darned talented too 🙂
Quite simply, THE best band on Earth. I've been enjoying Rockin' and Metallin' since the mid 70's, when I saw the likes of Sabbath, Purple, Zeppelin and Zappa and many others, but I haven't looked away from Japan since 2016. It's where all the best Metal and Rock are being made and it is all Japanese and female/female-led. Band-Maid have been my favourites since 2016 but try Lovebites, Nemophila or Asterism for similar musicianship levels, although there are many others too. Always best live. 🤘 At 3:23 - MISA, the bassist, Kanami the lead guitarist and composer, and Miku the rhythm guitarist and founder of the band, are playing Hengao - "strange faces" - with Akane the drummer, which is making funny faces to try and put someone off. Akane, of course, laughs along while not missing a beat. It shows the ladies' confidence in each others' abilities that they can fool around like this while all of them slam out note-perfect Rock at full tilt. At 4:41 - MISA the bassist is holding her plectrum in her curled finger so she can produce it and switch from slapping to picking in half a nanosecond! At 5:26 - Akane the drummer hitting two separate beats on her double kick pedals while simultaneously continuing the song melody on her snare, toms and cymbal. At 6:30 - a brief glimpse of Kanami laying down one sweet rolling chord pattern on her PRS (she's their poster girl and they sponsor her) - pure class. THE best live Rock band on Earth. And beyond.
Okay, names, pronunciation, nicknames, and roles, in order that they joined the band.
Miku Kobato - mee-koo - Kuruppo, the Little Pigeon, the Little Engine Who Will - band founder, backing (and occasionally lead) vocals, rhythm guitar, principal lyricist, tireless Spokespigeon and PR machine. Wielder of weapons grade cuteness. So determined to see her band succeed that she fired herself as lead singer (she decided her voice wasn't strong enough for hard rock), then went looking for a replacement. Learned to play guitar after the band was formed.
Kanami Tono - kah-nah-mee - Kanamincho or just Mincho - lead guitar, keyboards, principal composer and arranger. On stage, she's a savant mad riffer with a room temperature IQ and a huge crush on Saiki. In reality, she's a genius, and not just musically- she has a degree in economics with honors from Tokyo University.
Akane Hirose - ah-kah-neh - A-chan, the Gorilla - drums, sequencing, snacks, the leader the band doesn't have. What you see is what you get- a cheerful jock with a huge appetite who burns off the calories murdering her drums. Frequently snacks between songs.
MISA - mee-sah - the Barefoot Assassin, MISA MISA MISA! - bass, booze, occasional wet work. Usually stone faced. Barely acknowledges the audience's existence. Always has a beer or a bottle of Jim Beam on her Orange amp. Originally, these were ways of coping with stage fright. These days, that's just how the assassin rolls.
Saiki Atsumi - sah-ee-kee (but Psyche is close enough) - the Ice Queen, Sensei, Sai-chan - lead vocals, some lyrics, the "We're done" girl. Fashionista and train nerd. In total command on stage; hides behind Miku off stage (she's actually kind of shy).
I've seen them live 2 times and they're even better now. Pick any official live video and you'll be amazed.
Miku will purposely mix in English words and phrases. Especially when an English phrase just fits the song better or to get the crowd to sing along. Check out Miku singing SAYONAKIDORI ! There are many versions, including an acoustic one from the legendary Christmas Day, online acoustic concert from 2 years ago. If Misa playing bass is your pleasure, check out I STILL SEEK REVENGE ! Close your eyes and pick . You can't go wrong !
This show has several great live videos. Play Live which was the song right before this and a really fun song, Freedom Live (very old school hard rock), Choose Me Live (Pop punk gold but musically more complex than 99% of Pop punk) and Wonderland (mid tempo jazzy number).
Here is the first part of an information file about the Ladies of Band-Maid.
Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band)
Name/Age: Nickname: Position:
Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist, Main Lyricist,
Age: 32 Koba/Kuruppo/ Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements
10/21/91 Cluppo
Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Backing Tracks
Age: 32 Kanamincho/ Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Arrangements
9/28/91 Mincho
Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks,
Age: 32 Ah-Chan Arrangements
12/14/90
MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks
Age: 31 MISA-MISA-MISA Arrangements
10/15/92
Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Backing Vocals on Backing
Age: 29 Sai-Chan/ Tracks, Backing tracks, Arrangements
2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher)
If you would like more, leave a reply.
The extended bridge section with the individual solos leading into the main guitar solo is NOT on the album version. The Ladies will add in special sections when performing live, and will use it for a tour, then drop it or change it for the next tour. Then they will make an addition to another one of their over 130+ songs.
If you want to REALLY see what they are capable of Live, go to @realdocloco channel and watch his video of the Ladies from their performance of "Dice-Hate?" from their 2023 performance at Lollapalooza in Chicago Illinois.
Welcome to the Band-Maid pigeon hole you won’t be disappointed.
Band Maid are great. I'd also recommend Lovebites - 'Holy war' live at Zepp Divercity, Tokyo. Lot's of live stuff on line and a massive fanbase - The Wolfpack.
Oh, wow, thanks for the shout-out! I never expected it, and am deeply honored.
There are some really good suggestions below already, but my personal recommendations would be for any of these, that i didn't see in m quick scan:
Freedom (Official Live) .... from the same show as this one
Manners .... official MV (this is one of the few cases where I prefer the MV. I'm not saying it's "better", but just that I like it more)
Thrill ... official MV (this was their first break-out. They've cine a LONG way since, and even further since this show, but a look back at the beginning can be informative).
You've already attracted the attention of the Maidiacs, you'll never lack for suggestions. Take as many as you have time for.
No problem at all man, I appreciate you bringing to band to my attention big time, and that’s awesome, I screenshotted them, they will be up in the future 🤘🏻
Dedicated. I've been to 30 live shows from October 6 2022 through October 1 2023, that includes 5 shows in Japan over 2 trips.
Welcome to the Maidiacs, Axeman.
Yep he asked for dedicated fans & there are no fandoms that have the "Dawn Patrol" of Maidiacs queueing outside venues at 4am to see BAND-MAID play in the evening :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 I think it's going to be a long day.
Band-Maid is fantastic... best live songs? well, just pick a live song :). There are so many it is tough, try "Dice & Hate? live at lolla", "Manners / Blackhole live", "Moratorium live", "Secret My Lips live", "From now on MV", "Warning MV", etc. Thanks for the reaction!
Axeman , Welcome to BAND-MAID , enjoy your journey down the Pigeon hole , MISA !!! MISA !!! MISA !!! the Barefoot Bass Assassin , others songs Freedom or Play , from same concert .
Thank you for your reaction. Japanese artists and bands frequently mix Japanese and English to various degree. I have seen some comments that BM use English words for their fans in foreign countries and I have no reason to doubt that but I’m also quite sure that for a number of artists it is an artistic choice using words from another language. Probably because it sounds different.Not as frequent but there is an example of German being included by an artists. Puzzle official live video is great to react to. Have fun!
Band Maid proves that whatever you can do very well. There is a small Japanese woman that can do it better. Welcome to the world of Band Maid . Cute Japanese girls melting hearts and faces at the same time they are bent on world DOMINATION!
You're probably the first person to instantly have that mindset. I've tried to get countless other reactors to react to more Band-Maid because more Band-Maid reactions = more loyal Band-Maid fans = more subs and likes. There are a few though (Joel from Party Like a Rockstar and TankTheTech come to mind). Can't wait for you to dive further. You just gained a sub thanks to Band-Maid ;)
Edit: I would use another language if enough of the world spoke it. You have two languages to take from and rhyme with. She's getting better with English as well. Saiki sings the song "The Dragon Cries" completely in English if you want to check that one out, it's pretty damn good (They're all good) :p
Congratulations on discovering the best band in the world today! Enjoy the ride!! 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂🕊
Another BAND-MAID LIVE hit for lately is 'Hate' from Lollapalooza. It has a Call & Response "Battle" the likes of which hasn't been heard since 'Don't You Tell Me" LIVE. But putting English in with the Japanese is common, for BAND-MAID. They mix it up like no one else, even rhyming English and Japanese. Another one you might like is 'Real Existence' LIVE. It doesn't have a 'Call & Response "Battle" like 'Hate' LIVE, but the sound and camerawork are better.
Love this Group
Welcome to the Maidiac's... That's kind of common for Japanese rock and Metal bands to go back and forth with the languages. Checkout their song "Play" official live, or "Real Existence" live.
Try BAND-MAID’s latest single, SHAMBLES (OMV), as it might be their best song yet. For live performances, try PUZZLE from Tokyo Garden Theater, and MANNERS + BLACK HOLE, from an earlier online concert.
It's impossible to fit everything that is awesome about this band in one comment, but the short version is "everything." Out of this world musicianship, breathing new life into hard rock, a real organic band that play their own instruments and write their own music, a band that has a very close relationship to their fans - which will become more and more clear as you go along, live shows with lots of audience interaction and humor, songs that will always leave you feeling better after you listen to them, songs that you can listen to 1,000 times and not get tired of because there is so much going on at once that you really can't take it all in anyway - and I could go on all day. I'd try jumping around a bit in time from here because they've been around for 10 years now and their music has gotten more and more complex throughout the years. Off the top of my head, try "Real Existence LIVE version", Blooming, Manners MV and then the Manners/Black Hole livestream combo, Daydreaming, Bubble, Don't You Tell ME, and maybe then bop into the more recent stuff like the instrumental From Now On, Influencer, Unleash!!!!! and the acoustic version of Smile. All of these except the last one are from their official channel. This band is a miracle - they are both a musician's band and a band that anyone can enjoy. They're more fun than a barrel of monkeys although once again I can't see myself why said barrel of monkeys are so highly rated in the fun department.
BM is an amazing band full of amazing musicians and I'm really glad to see you finally find them - this was the first song I ever heard from them as well, and it truly blows you away. Hope to see more Band Maid, po!
Suggestion if you haven't yet, also would be LOVEBITES - another all-female Japanese metal band, but they are unique in a way that Band-Maid is - comparable but the two are quite different, like Metallica and Iron Maiden mixed with Dragonforce :) I would recommend their latest version of "Hammer of Wrath" from 2023: ruclips.net/video/pHrWRT0Jeac/видео.html
This is a great band with ten years and who knows how many songs under their belt and you could and should spend a lot of time with this band but if you haven't done it already you absolutely must check out NEMOPHILA. Just as good as BAND-MAID but heavier. Rise Revive Sorai Oiran are just a few. Change the world is not as heavy but is still high energy and great fun. They also do a lot of covers that are really popular. Pick a song you like and listen to the NEMOPHILA version. They are also great live. BAND-MAID probably have the edge on them for live videos because they have more experience setting up their own sound stages but NEMOPHILA are still better than average. Two of the NEMOPHILA girls are mothers with the drummer having 2 children and the singer 1 child. It doesn't seem to hold them back NEMOPHILA is an absolutely kick ass band. Australia 🇦🇺 Adelaide South Australia 🇦🇺.
MISA MISA MISA!!!!!
Bro... check band maid / manners..black hole...a 2 fer...I'm sure will dig it...
Band maid is a super live band
Try their songs Play, Freedom and Puzzle all the live versions
Japanese is a very "dense" language, in that it can sometimes a lot more syllables to say something than it would take in English. So their primary lyricist, Miku, drops in English phrases when they better fit the meter or the sound she's going for.
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66 years old, grew up listening to all the greats. Elvis, Stones, Beatles, The Who, Elton John, Zepplin, Queen, Eagles, Deep Purple, Doobie Brothers, Pink Floyd, etc, but Band-Maid is special (IMO, Queen is the only group that matches Band-Maid in consistent quality) ... you can like some songs of other groups more than a Queen of Band-Maid song (I don't, but I will admit it's possible for someone else ;-) ) but you can never say that Band-Maid or Queen have ever written a less than stellar song ... just ~ 130 more Band-Maid songs to go.
130 what?! Are you serious?
@@JustinPiercee Band-Maid has 7 albums, 1 acoustic live album, 2 EPs (one with them re-arranging several songs to use traditional Japanese instruments) and many songs only released on singles. Then there are the special arrangements of songs only to appear on Live DVDs, all fan favorites.
Spotify has around 110 of these songs, but is missing e.g. the entire acoustic live album.
Im a hard rocker and generally not that into softer pop music. i picked up their Xmas acoustic album with 7 songs redone and it was one of the most beautiful albums i've listened to. You really get to focus on Saiki's singing. Their acoustic version of Puzzle and Anemone is just as good as the original version.
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You would think that with so many songs, many has to be duds. Well, someone did an actual investigation for science ! 90 Band-Maid fans submitted their top 5. Results: 83 different songs were in someone's top 5! That is a pretty wild spread of favorites!
@@JustinPierceePersonally, I only consider their output to be about 110! Their first 25+ songs in their early years were not band written. About 5 of those early songs are good enough to be staples of their concert setlists, not to mention being very popular.
If you're looking for bands (female Japanese bands) with dedicated followers (mostly male, you know, 'cause they're female), try Gacharic Spin, Hanabie., Nemophila, and for the most dedicated, almost rabid followers, Lovebites. Recommended first songs:
Gacharic Spin: "Mindset" MV
Hanabie.: "We Love Sweets" MV
Nemophila: "Adabana" MV
Lovebites: "Judgement Day" MV
Enjoy.
Band-Maid is amazing, so is Nemophila. Another japanese all female band. Start for example Revive( Official Live Video) 👍🤘
Honestly, once I discovered the complexity of Band-Maid, I found much of my old music collection difficult to listen to. It's like riding a bicycle, then winning a Ferrarri
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Live “Puzzle”
Mixing in some English is their standard. It's meant for non japanese speaking foreign audiences so they have some chants to do.
Hi 👋 something you might like to check out the band is called Nightwish it's a symphonic metal band from Finland 🇫🇮 with a Dutch singer floor jansen This band has a massive following in Europe and the Internet the go to song to start your Nightwish journey down the rabbit hole that is Nightwish
Nightwish ghost love score wacken open air concert official music video( correc speed ) 2013 and prepare for the Nightwish army arriving at the door 🚪 lol 😊
I can't believe your review all this other stuff and only one Band maid review ?????? They are the best rock band currently on the planet !!!
The police just came to my house and said I was not playing it loud enough
And if all you've read is not enough to suck you into the Band Maid vortex..Miku wrote a song titled after a Turkish guided missile system !? The guitar lead is so difficult, Kanami (the composer) can barely play it ! This is the epic HGK from the mind blowing UNSEEN WORLD album. CAUTION :: Listening to Band Maid at high volume can cause random soiling of undergarments...You have been warned. 😆
"Dedicated following" you say?
BAND-MAID are the best thing since Mick Jagger said "B-M are so awesome wild horses cou...." No one knew what happened to him after that :)
And no one really cares LOL Hey Gary how's it hanging?
@@grantnealon5101 I'm Kinda hanging in there thx,Grant. Btw it was Miku's racehorses that dragged him away. Reports they dragged him in several directions at once were never confirmed.🤭
@@patron40silver Haha. is that how he manages to pull that face?😂
@@GaryHolloway-810 Ha ha.. Me too, only just, under the knife last week, struggling a bit.. Yes if it was Miku's horses it's not suprising he was never seen again.. We will have to get back to some tennis with her and the Assasin.. You up for it?
@@grantnealon5101 Oh damn i hope everything went well? Of course i'm up for tennis, i also look forward to the change ends whiskey breaks.🙂🥃
Nemophila next!
Um, Band-Maid only has awesome music, that's what's so crazy like how do they only have amazing songs? Moritorium live at Zeep, Real Existence official live, Play official live video, Puzzle Live Tokyo Garden Theater, SENSE live Tokyo Garden Theater. They are a wonder. Check out Dice/Hate at Lolapalooza from last Summer bad ass even though the camera guys suck lol😂😊
I don’t know much about Band Maid, have heard some of it. My favorite bands are The Warning and check this band out Nemophila. You can’t beat heavy metal with Nemophila, except their new song is slow. Try this live song from Nemophila, Orion, spelled wrong I think. ruclips.net/video/5qABnfChpbk/видео.htmlsi=7nnnzABiRFQCrjaW
Subscribed. BAND-MAID is awesome! I like your channel. May I suggest a rection to BABYMETAL. They check all your boxes. Their music has a positive and uplifting message. They have a fun and awesome performance: BABYMETAL - PA PA YA!! (feat. F.HERO) (OFFICIAL) 🖖 ❤
Aye thanks I appreciate the comment, and sweet I’ll check it out and tag you in the title if I like it 🤘🏻🤘🏻
If you want the group with the biggest following with the most live recordings then that is Babymetal. 90 percent is blocked on RUclips but the 10 percent is still a lot.
Also I love Band-Maid I saw them in Seattle last year they were great. I think they're the most similar band to The Warning. I wish The Warning sang in Spanish. I like them fine but I'd be a huge fan if they did.
Where to go from here with Band-Maid? Another banger hosted on their own page is the live rendition of Real Existence.
You're fucked now sucked into a couple of songs and then you're condemned to comparing every other band you have seen, are seeing and will ever see to bandmaid.
BTW they are great pals with The Warning.